Global online music streaming revenues declined 2% quarter-over-quarter but grew 13% year-over-year in quarter two of 2020 at US$6.7 billion, according to the latest Counterpoint Research findings. Apple Music saw its paid subscriptions grow 21%.
Lees meerApple has ordered a 12-part series dubbed Earthsound from British production company Offspring Films for its Apple TV+ streaming service, reports Deadline. The article says the half-hour series uses “audio technology and cinematic 360 sound desig…
Lees meerSmart home appliance manufacturer Proscenic has announced the availability of its M7 Pro Robot Vacuum Cleaner with simultaneous mopping capability and 4.0 laser navigation. It works in tandem with an iOS app.
Lees meer5G smartphone sales accounted for 14% of total US sales in August, up from just 3% in January 2020, according to Counterpoint's latest North America Channel Share Tracker research. And sales will likely spike even higher in quarter four when Appl…
Lees meerApple ranks as the #1 most intimate brand during COVID, according to MBLM's Brand Intimacy COVID Study, a study of brands based on emotional connections during the pandemic.
Lees meerThe Health Records feature within the Health app is now available for users in the UK and Canada to securely view and store their medical records on their iPhone. Oxford University Hospitals and Women’s College Hospital are among the first health…
Lees meerThe legal brouhaha between Apple and Epic Games will go before a judge on May 3, 2021, earlier than the anticipated July date.
Lees meerIndia’s government has announced that Apple and Samsung’s manufacturing partners Foxconn, Winston, and Pegatron have won a five-year approval to gain benefits from this scheme, reports TNW. Under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI), phon…
Lees meerAnother day, another lawsuit — and “Batterygate” lives on! As noted by AppleInsider, a new class action lawsuit filed in California targets an iOS battery management tool that allegedly hindered the performance of certain iPhone 6, iPhone 7, and …
Lees meerApple leaker l0vetodream tweets that a smaller, less expensive HomePod (HomePod mini?) will arrive this year, but no second generation of the “regular sized” speaker.
Lees meerSony Music Entertainment, Universal Music and a division of Warner have filed applications for a preliminary injunction against Apple at the Moscow City Court. The complaints target three apps, all currently available on the App Store, that repor…
Lees meerYesterday the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee said Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon "have become the kinds of monopolies we last saw in the era of oil barons and railroad tycoons.”
Lees meerApple recently launched Apple Books for Authors, a website where you’ll find resources for writing, publishing, selling, and marketing your book on Apple Books.
Lees meerApple TV+ has ordered “The Supermodels,” a event docuseries that will feature exclusive access to and interviews with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, who will revisit their iconic modeling careers and col…
Lees meerPiper Sandler Companies, an investment bank and institutional securities firm, has completed its 40th semi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey in partnership with DECA. And it’s good news for Apple’s iPhone.
Lees meerFitness technology startup Wondercise has developed what it says is the world’s first home training system to analyze and compare user movements with those of an on-screen trainer in real-time. It’s Apple Watch compatible.
Lees meerPlugable has announced the TBT3-UD1-85W docking station that makes it possible for a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac or Windows system to be expanded with an extra monitor, and charge their laptop with 85W power. The device also features an extra 40Gb…
Lees meerApple has announced an online special event dubbed “Hi, Speed” that will be held on Tuesday, Oct.13, at 10 a.m. (Pacific).
Lees meerIn honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, market research firm Vanson Bourne and Jamf, which specializes in Apple Enterprise Management, surveyed 1,500 IT and information security professionals on current device usage in their organizat…
Lees meerTwelve South has introduced the US$69.99 SuitCase for MacBook. It’s available in sizes for the 16-inch MacBook Pro and the 13-inch MacBook Pro and 13-inch MacBook Air.
Lees meerApple has been granted a patent (number 10,798,511) for “processing of audio signals for spatial audio” that shows the company wants the very best audio in the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mount…
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